 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - 1902 - 24 pages
...Fifty-third Congress, third session, and HR S20ti, Fifty-fourth Congress, first session, both of which passed the House of Representatives, but failed of passage in the Senate. In view, however, of the necessity at that time of the appointment of a scientific commission to ascertain... | |
 | 1928 - 326 pages
...conducted hearings on that bill, which was reported for passage with some amendments. It afterwards passed the House of Representatives but failed of passage in the Senate because of the filibuster. There seems to be a very great demand among the Members of Congress for... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1931 - 1632 pages
...compared to "ng things go as at present, the proposed legislation is not only in accord with '*d-gauge planning but is based on sound business principles....tremendous nation-wide backing. It passed the House of presentatives, but failed of passage in the Senate due to last-minute pressure business. It is a matter... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1931 - 1632 pages
...adequate development of a great capital seems assured; but there are other conditions which have not vet been met, upon which attention and action should be...matter of such urgency, and of such general accord, so 104535—30 3 needed, and needed immediately to conserve for the national capital a system in keeping... | |
 | 1921 - 844 pages
...involving moral turpitude. The vetoed bill was modified to meet the objections of the President and passed the House of Representatives, but failed of passage in the Senate. The accompanying bill differs from the latter bill in two important matters. The previous bill provided... | |
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As is obvious by a study of costs and results under this measure, compared with letting things go as at present, the proposed legislation is not only in accord with broad-gauge planning but is based on sound business principles. The bill received a tremendous... 